The first full length release from these pirate thrashers from New Jersey is fun to listen to and lighthearted at times, but not at the expense of the music.

Upon first listening they may seem like a standard, maybe slightly above average modern thrash band, but once you know what they’re about and you allow yourself to have a little fun, you can’t help but enjoy the band.  When you first hear the enthusiastic shouts of “yo ho” during the track “Drink Up” you realize that this band is about having fun and doing whatever the hell they want, just like like their fabled lyrical muses.

The song writing is solid and manages to stay fresh throughout the album, although there is only one song that stands out as a truly great track, “’X’ Marks the Spot”, the album doesn’t have any tracks that are particularly bad either.  The soloing, while not the most complicated or technically amazing, is solid and shows that they know what their limits in playing currently are. They don’t feel the need to try to force anything out, subsequently making the album sound sloppy.

The album is scattered with shorter, folk-like songs, which provide a break between the heavier songs, almost like, the band has come into a port and your hanging out with them at the tavern or something.

If you aren’t the type of person who makes an opinion on a band based on whether or not their style or lyrical content is tr00 enough for you. You’ll be wanting to set sail and, put hands on the starboard bow or some shit, before long.

8/10